Hi all,
Yes the plan is to run both the current Instrument View alongside the new one. I would not seek to remove the current one without consultation with all science areas to ensure the newer Instrument View is fit
for purpose.
Rob – James is a stakeholder. He has been invited to meetings and been asked for input when writing the epic. We had therefore assumed that SANS issues had been raised at that stage, before the epic was put forward
to the board.
All the best
Sarah
From: Voneshen, David (STFC,RAL,ISIS) <david.voneshen@stfc.ac.uk>
Sent: 04 November 2024 12:37
To: Dalgliesh, Robert (STFC,RAL,ISIS) <robert.dalgliesh@stfc.ac.uk>; Foxley, Sarah (STFC,RAL,ISIS) <sarah.foxley@stfc.ac.uk>; mpb@mantidproject.org
Subject: RE: Re-review Instrument View epic
If I understand the epic correctly the existing instrument view wouldn’t be removed until the full fate new one was deployed? Perhaps the wording here could be clarified to alleviate concerns. I don’t need to
see it again if you do clarify this.
I think in reality the MVP is in fact the prototype to let people try out the look and feel and the full version is actually the MVP. All that Rob says is true and it would be pretty disastrous if the current
one was disappeared without them being in place. But I don’t read the epic that way and had considered all the features described as being captured by this epic.
It is a yes from me.
David
From: Robert Dalgliesh - STFC UKRI <robert.dalgliesh@stfc.ac.uk>
Sent: 04 November 2024 12:25
To: Foxley, Sarah (STFC,RAL,ISIS) <sarah.foxley@stfc.ac.uk>;
mpb@mantidproject.org
Cc: Doutch, James (STFC,RAL,ISIS) <james.doutch@stfc.ac.uk>
Subject: [Mpb] Re: Re-review Instrument View epic
Hi Sarah,
I think that I asked James to input into this epic.
Having taken a look at the Atlassian page…
I would like to highlight that the SANS group use the instrument view all the time to define detector masks (every experiment) and that we make extensive use of the feature that allows the wavelength (TOF)
to be selected using the drag bar at the bottom.
We also make use of difference colour bar scaling. Linear/logarithmic etc in order to view different aspects of the scattering.
Within the interface we use the features that allow regions to be summed and masked as well as those that allow us to pick individual spectra or tubes and view these immediately in the on-screen plot.
These features are particularly useful when trying to determine if scattered features are parasitic flares that need to be masked.
Masks are saved directly from the interface using the save mask to file.
In other words, we use a significant number of the existing features. I’m as concerned that the MVP does not include masking features and how to deal with them.
Rob
From: Sarah Foxley - STFC UKRI <sarah.foxley@stfc.ac.uk>
Sent: 04 November 2024 09:46
To: mpb@mantidproject.org
Subject: [Mpb] Re-review Instrument View epic
Dear all,
I am e-mailing to ask for a re-review of the Instrument View Epic (https://isisneutronmuon.atlassian.net/browse/SS-117 ).
The requests made to change the epic to take account of GUIs that use Instrument View (e.g. ALFView) have been completed.
We have also checked with the science areas requested. For those that did not respond initially we gave them until 1st November for comment otherwise we would assume assent. We have now received all the responses we can expect
– please see the other e-mail chain to the list for more details. Therefore I am asking for the board to make a decision as soon as possible on this one as we would like to start work on it.
We have not done this before but I think we would need a yes or no in writing (i.e. response to this e-mail).
Let me know if you have any questions
Many thanks
Sarah
Sarah Foxley
Mantid Team Lead and Engineering Manager
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Phone – 01235 446938
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